Nina lived in a village with her family and was not regularly attending school. When she was 8 years old, her aunt who lived in Jinja asked Nina’s father if she could have her…
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My first visit into the community
I have recently started my job at S.A.L.V.E. as the Project Officer and spent the first month of my new job in Uganda! It’s not every day that you get to start your new…
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One of the children we support in our Drug Rehabilitation Programme called James* is 17 years old and started using drugs when he was 11 years old. After the death of his father,…
Read moreWhat could your community do differently to make sure everyone understands children’s rights?
This month’s debate was ‘What could your community do differently to make sure everyone understands children’s rights?’. It was…
Read moreCelebrate the International Day for Street Children!
“Children on the street should be treated the same as those at home”– Nangobi, 16 from Uganda
Today is the International Day for Street Children! Since 2012, April 12thhas been a day children,…
Read moreWhy I want to run the Ugandan Marathon for S.A.L.V.E.
He/she who has the spirit of supporting people in need or in harder situations than others, focuses a lot their minds on uplifting other people’s lives to a certain level they deserve to live…
Read moreIs equality for women and girls possible?
This month’s inequality question chosen by the children in Uganda was ‘Is equality for women and girls possible?’
The debate received 69 responses and was viewed by 528…
Read moreThe struggle to help families rise up that should never die
Being a social worker is something that is nice but it can be very challenging when working with struggling families. In the communities where we work, some families can manage to take care of…
Read moreTime to go home
Godfrey* is 11 years old, he comes from a small village and has just finished primary year three. When he was younger, Godfrey lived with both his mother and father. Then his parents divorced,…
Read moreA young girl’s fight to survive
Harriet* is 9 years old. She used to stay with her parents in the village. Sadly, her father died when she was little. Harriet’s mother wasn’t seeing any future in the village since the…
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